Current Research

Working Papers

“Timing lumpy investments with informal bridge loans and clunky formal loans: Evidence from Thailand,” May 2025, Anil Jain, Robert M. Townsend, and Fan Wang

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“From Population Growth to Demographic Scarcity: Emerging Challenges to Global Primary Education Provision in the Twenty-first Century,” April 2025, Emily Hannum, Jeonghyeok Kim, and Fan Wang

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“Are Natural Disasters Disastrous for Education? Evidence from Seven Asian Countries,” June 2024, Yujie Zhang, Jere R. Behrman, Emily Hannum, Minhaj Mahmud, and Fan Wang

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“The Distribution of the Gender Wage Gap: An Equilibrium Model,” August 2023, Sonia R. Bhalotra, Manuel Fernández, and Fan Wang

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